CLOUDED LEOPARD AND JAGUAR 505 
The CLOUDED LEOPARD (Felis nebulosa). 
Kwet ko-pao, Chinese. 
The arimau-dahan, as this species is called by the Malays, is the 
size of a small leopard, with a very long and thickly furred tail, and 
large upper tusks. The ground-colour of the fur varies from greyish 
brown to fulvous, upon which are large dark blotches, frequently 
bordered in part with black. In old specimens the blotches often 
disappear, leaving only the black borders. 
Distribution.—From the Sikhim and Bhutan Heimat through Assam, 
Burma, Siam, and the Malay Peninsula, to Sumatra, Java, and 
Borneo. Represented by a smaller variety (/. nebulosa brachyurus) 
in Formosa. 
Skins. 
Length dressed. Weight. Locality. Owner. 
ft. ins. Ibs. ¥ 
6 6 ye Assam . , : The late B. H. Hodgson. 
6 5 i Yunnan . ; : M. Mitchell. 
-6 4 444 2 The late R. A. Sterndale. 
5 9 ? Capt. B. R. M. Glossop. 
5 74 Assam . , : P. Russel. 
— Owner’s measurements. 
Skulls. 
Eeee eee from Breadth. Locality. Owner. 
6:2 ins. 4°75 Assam . ; . The late B. H. Hodgson. 
The JAGUAR (Felis onca). 
This cat may be regarded as the American representative of the 
leopard, which it fully equals, even if it does not exceed, in size. The 
colour and markings are generally similar to those of the latter, but 
the dark rings are larger and arranged more definitely in groups, each 
ring usually enclosing one or more dark central spots, and the enclosed 
light area being of the same tint as the general ground-colour of the 
fur, which is typically of a rich tan. Usually seven or eight more or 
less distinct longitudinal rows of rosettes may be noticed on each side 
of the body. The tail is shorter than a leopard’s. 
